What is the cheapest airline that flies from India to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air, Kenya Airways, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from India to South Africa

Which airlines fly to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air, Etihad Airways and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Africa from India according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 66% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Africa. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long is the flight from India to South Africa?

The flight from India to South Africa depends on which airports you’re departing from and arriving to, and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Mumbai (a popular airport in India) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (the most popular airport in South Africa), then the flight time is 12h 35m on average. If you fly from Bengaluru (another popular airport in India) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, then the average flight time is 13h 50m.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from India to South Africa?

Prices for flights from India to South Africa were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from India to South Africa?

There are 7 operators available for flights from India to South Africa as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from India to South Africa?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from India to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The required travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Africa. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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10:50 - 03:55BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

14:30 - 02:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

32h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

₹ 46,087Ethiopian Air

Thu, 29 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov

10:50 - 13:30BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 10m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

14:30 - 02:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

32h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

₹ 46,087Ethiopian Air

Thu, 29 Oct - Mon, 9 Nov

06:45 - 10:55BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 40m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

01:35 - 01:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

20h 25m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

₹ 46,373Kenya Airways

Thu, 1 Oct - Wed, 28 Oct

06:45 - 15:50BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

12h 35m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

12:10 - 01:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

34h 00m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

₹ 46,850Kenya Airways

Sat, 3 Oct - Mon, 12 Oct

04:40 - 08:20BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:50 - 07:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

17h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 48,282Etihad Airways

Thu, 4 Feb - Mon, 15 Feb

04:40 - 08:20BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:50 - 07:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

17h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 48,473Etihad Airways

Fri, 29 Jan - Tue, 9 Feb

08:00 - 19:40BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 10m1 stop Entebbe

12:50 - 06:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

13h 45m1 stop Entebbe

₹ 56,678Uganda Airlines

Tue, 2 Feb - Mon, 1 Mar

08:00 - 19:40BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 10m1 stop Entebbe

12:50 - 06:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

13h 45m1 stop Entebbe

₹ 56,678Uganda Airlines

Tue, 2 Feb - Wed, 3 Mar

20:00 - 03:55HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 25m3 stops Bengaluru Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

08:20 - 09:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

22h 05m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Aurangabad Chikkalthana

₹ 60,877Multiple Airlines

Sat, 10 Oct - Sat, 17 Oct

22:05 - 03:55HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 20m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

08:20 - 09:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

22h 05m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Aurangabad Chikkalthana

₹ 60,972Multiple Airlines

Sat, 10 Oct - Sat, 17 Oct

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11:05 - 13:30BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

22:50 - 02:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

23h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

₹ 46,660Ethiopian Air

Sat, 19 Sep - Tue, 20 Oct

11:05 - 03:55BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

22:50 - 02:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

23h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

₹ 46,660Ethiopian Air

Sat, 19 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct

08:55 - 00:15BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 50m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

12:10 - 01:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

34h 00m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

₹ 47,518Kenya Airways

Thu, 17 Sep - Mon, 21 Sep

08:55 - 00:15BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 50m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

01:15 - 01:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

20h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

₹ 49,999Kenya Airways

Thu, 17 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep

11:05 - 13:30BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

09:45 - 07:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

17h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 56,774Multiple Airlines

Thu, 17 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

11:05 - 03:55BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

17:00 - 01:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

29h 10m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

₹ 59,827Multiple Airlines

Sun, 20 Sep - Wed, 23 Sep

16:10 - 04:00DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

14:05 - 08:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

15h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

₹ 71,659Qatar Airways

Mon, 21 Sep - Sun, 4 Oct

22:15 - 09:10BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

15:05 - 02:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

32h 15m3 stops Durban King Shaka Intl Maputo Intl Doha Hamad Intl

₹ 95,418Qatar Airways

Sat, 19 Sep - Tue, 20 Oct

04:25 - 16:35BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-DUR Durban King Shaka Intl

15h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

18:40 - 08:15DUR Durban King Shaka Intl-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

34h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

₹ 96,563Emirates

Tue, 22 Sep - Sat, 26 Sep

19:30 - 16:35BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-DUR Durban King Shaka Intl

24h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

11:15 - 04:20DUR Durban King Shaka Intl-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

37h 35m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Dubai Intl

₹ 98,949Emirates

Tue, 22 Sep - Sat, 26 Sep

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Etihad Airways flights from India to South Africa

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Etihad Airways

4 Feb

BOM04:40Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

31h 10m

1 stop

JNB08:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

15 Feb

JNB09:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 40m

1 stop

BOM07:00Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

₹ 48,282

Etihad Airways

28 Jan

BOM04:40Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

31h 10m

1 stop

JNB08:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

8 Feb

JNB09:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 40m

1 stop

BOM07:00Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

₹ 48,472

Etihad Airways

27 Jan

BOM13:45Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

22h 05m

1 stop

JNB08:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

6 Feb

JNB09:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 20m

1 stop

BOM19:40Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

₹ 48,568

Kenya Airways flights from India to South Africa

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Kenya Airways

1 Oct

BOM06:45Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

31h 40m

1 stop

JNB10:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

28 Oct

JNB01:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 25m

1 stop

BOM01:30Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

₹ 46,373

Kenya Airways

5 Oct

BOM06:45Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

21h 00m

1 stop

JNB00:15Johannesburg OR Tambo

9 Oct

JNB17:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 10m

1 stop

BOM01:40Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

₹ 46,850

Kenya Airways

1 Oct

BOM06:45Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

31h 40m

1 stop

JNB10:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

8 Oct

JNB17:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 10m

1 stop

BOM01:40Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

₹ 47,041

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MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 29/10

10:50-03:55

1 stop20h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 7/11

14:30-02:35

1 stop32h 35m

₹ 46,087

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 29/10

10:50-13:30

1 stop30h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 9/11

14:30-02:35

1 stop32h 35m

₹ 46,087

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 1/10

06:45-10:55

1 stop31h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 28/10

01:35-01:30

1 stop20h 25m

₹ 46,373

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sat 3/10

06:45-15:50

1 stop12h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 12/10

12:10-01:40

1 stop34h 00m

₹ 46,850

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 4/2

04:40-08:20

1 stop31h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 15/2

09:50-07:00

1 stop17h 40m

₹ 48,282

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Fri 29/1

04:40-08:20

1 stop31h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 9/2

09:50-07:00

1 stop17h 40m

₹ 48,472

Fastest return journey

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 2/2

08:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 1/3

12:50-06:05

1 stop13h 45m

₹ 56,678

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 2/2

08:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 3/3

12:50-06:05

1 stop13h 45m

₹ 56,678

HyderabadJohannesburg

HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

HYDJNB

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Sat 10/10

20:00-03:55

3 stops35h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 17/10

08:20-09:55

3 stops22h 05m

₹ 60,877

HyderabadJohannesburg

HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

HYDJNB

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Sat 10/10

22:05-03:55

2 stops33h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 17/10

08:20-09:55

3 stops22h 05m

₹ 60,972

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from India to South Africa

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Africa?

The month of November is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to South Africa from India, with most prices found around ₹ 50,476. If you are unable to visit South Africa during the month of November, then departing from India during the month October is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around ₹ 51,717.

How far in advance should I book a flight to South Africa?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to South Africa from India when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to South Africa for around ₹ 72,454 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to South Africa from India for as low as ₹ 64,789 on momondo.

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Best price found	₹ 29,198
Fastest flight time	12h 35m
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The best one-way flight to South Africa from India in the past 72 hours is ₹ 29,198. The best return flight deal from India to South Africa found on momondo in the last 72 hours is ₹ 46,087.

The fastest flight from India to South Africa takes 12h 35m

There are no direct flights from India to South Africa. There are no popular flight routes from India to South Africa.

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from India to South Africa?
Prices for flights from India to South Africa were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from India to South Africa?
There are 7 operators available for flights from India to South Africa as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from India to South Africa?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from India to South Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?
The required travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Africa. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Kenya Airways	PriceFrom ₹ 29,597	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 327 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
Air Tanzania	PriceFrom ₹ 37,944	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 24 reviews	Search Air Tanzania flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom ₹ 38,149	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,732 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Uganda Airlines	PriceFrom ₹ 39,148	Free Cancellation	Rating 0.0	Search Uganda Airlines flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom ₹ 41,331	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.2 1,040 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom ₹ 44,153	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,535 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom ₹ 65,587	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,659 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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